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CRITICS OF "The Burning Plain"
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Film Comment Magazine
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November 17, 2013

What's that smell? The plain isn't the only thing that's charred in screenwriter Guillermo Arriaga's directorial debut; subtlety goes up in flames too.
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Las Vegas CityLife
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January 31, 2011

Knowing ... that it's a 20-year old story, one can only conclude the idea behind the film would have been best left unfilmed, an unfinished step toward greater things.
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Chicago Reader
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September 25, 2009

The result is confusion, not catharsis.
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CinemaBlend.com
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August 12, 2010

Arriaga's multi-narrative format got the best of him. Rather than deliver a sense of shock and awe, it's swallowed up by complexity, leaving you to wonder, "This is it?"
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Critic's Notebook
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October 07, 2015

If you are willing to turn a blind eye to the inherently hackneyed nature of "The Burning Plain," though, the film turns out to be somewhat rewarding.
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Movie Habit
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September 28, 2010

Babel director shows his hand too soon
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Toronto Star
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October 16, 2009

If Arriaga had allowed us to spend more time with the key characters in this extended tragedy, or had spent some time punching up the plot, The Burning Plain might have had a chance.
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What Culture
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March 13, 2011

Deep-seated emotional problems are examined in a complex movie that, as ever with Arriaga, refuses to fit into a straightforward narrative.
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Minneapolis Star Tribune
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September 25, 2009

The film is strikingly photographed and intensely acted, but the tone is overwrought melodrama.
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Denver Post

October 02, 2009

Possibly the stories fit too neatly. If so, it's hardly a fatal flaw.
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Globe and Mail
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October 16, 2009

Throw in enough symbolism to choke an English-lit major and you have a film challenge that too often feels like a chore.
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Detroit News
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September 25, 2009

It's serious stuff, intended for serious movie people. The only problem is, serious movie people have already been there, done that.
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